Ghana Shipping (Maritime Labour) Regulations, 2015 (L.I. 2226)
(1) Subject to sub-regulation (3) of regulation 31, an employee engaged under a foreign contract and the member of the employee's family authorised to accompany the worker to the place of employment shall be repatriated at the expense of the employer in the following circumstances.
(a) on the incapacity of the worker through sickness or accident during the journey to the place of employment,
(b) on the worker being found on medical examination to be unfit for employment,
(c) on the expiration of the period of employment,
(d) on the termination of the employment because of the inability of the employer to fulfill the undertakings in the contract,
(e) on the termination of the employment because of the inability of the worker to fulfill the undertakings of the contract owing to sickness or accident,
(f) on the termination of the employment by mutual agreement between the employer and the worker unless the agreement otherwise provides,
(g) on the termination of the employment by the employer or the employee where the Chief Labour Officer or a Labour Officer directs in writing, or
(h) any other cause occurring in the course of the worker's employment.
(2) The family member of a worker authorised to accompany the worker to the place of employment shall be repatriated at the expense of the employer when the worker dies during the journey to the place of employment or during the course of the worker's employment.
(3) An employer who contravenes sub-regulations (1) and (2) commits an offence.
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